Welcome to Our Culinary Incubator!

They say you’re looking to rent space in an affordable commercial kitchen. That you’re talented, entrepreneurial, and passionate about your creation. That you feel ready to join one of the most exciting, committed food entrepreneur incubators, with affordable space and on-site coaching and business development from a staff of experts.

It’s so funny they would say that, because that happens to be what we do.

We value simple goodness, hands-on craft and offer extraordinary ingredients responsibly sourced, local when possible. Our small artisanal batches of baked goods keep textures and flavors at their peak.

Welcome to Polka Dot!

Polka Dot is the affectionate nickname of our licensed shared kitchen facility and also serves as the office headquarters for our incubator, venture fund, and food entrepreneur launch service program.

As you can see, we’re pretty hard to miss, because LOOK AT ALL THOSE POLKA DOTS. We’re also conveniently located on Pearl Street in Malden, at the intersection with Medford Street.

The kitchen features 7500 square feet of state-of-the-art kitchen and work space for entrepreneurs including food trucks, retailers, wholesalers, caterers, and individuals working to refine their recipes for a business they plan to launch. It has almost 1300 square feet of cold storage, and about 5000 square feet of dry storage, prep and kitchen space. We currently accommodate bakers, food trucks, prepared meal delivery vendors, caterers representing more than 20 cultures, and perhaps, soon, whatever cool food biz concept you’re cooking up. (GET IT?)

We have fostered a positive, collaborative working environment for all our incubees. It’s pretty cool to see so many different entrepreneurs working alongside each other and comparing notes on how to make it in the food biz, and we’re really proud of that rapport.

We are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, respectful and diverse community.

Please call us to inquire about pricing and setting up a tour! We’ll hook you up.

Welcome to Our Culinary Incubator!

Stock Pot Malden is a culinary incubator & commercial kitchen powering a diverse culinary community by investing in promising food entrepreneurs, who we believe can become major successes.